Top having suspenders coupled integrally therewith

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a top having suspenders coupled integrally therewith wherein the top made independently wearable is coupled integrally to the suspenders or suspender straps made independently by means of various methods and configurations, thus providing the original functions of the top and the fundamental functions of the suspenders and maintaining the expandability and elasticity as the characteristics of the suspenders, so that the top and the suspenders are coupled in their shape to each other, while their original characteristics and functions are being maintained functionally, thus improving the detachability and conveniences in use of the suspenders, preventing the loss of the suspenders, and preventing the suspenders from arbitrarily slipping down.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation of International Application No.PCT/KR2013/005549, filed Jun. 24, 2013, which is based upon and claimsthe benefit of priority from Korean Patent Application No.20-2012-0005489, filed on Jun. 27, 2012 and Korean Patent ApplicationNo. 10-2013-0071522, filed on Jun. 21, 2013, the contents of which areincorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a top having suspenders or suspenderstraps coupled integrally therewith to prevent a bottom from fallingdown, and more particularly, to a top having suspenders coupledintegrally therewith wherein the top (an upper garment) madeindependently wearable is coupled integrally to the suspenders orsuspender straps made independently by means of various methods andconfigurations, thus providing the original functions of the top and thefundamental functions of the suspenders and maintaining theexpandability and elasticity as the characteristics of the suspenders,so that the top and the suspenders are coupled in their shape to eachother, while their original characteristics and functions are beingmaintained functionally, thus improving the detachability andconveniences in use of the suspenders, preventing the loss of thesuspenders, and preventing the suspenders from arbitrarily slippingdown, whereby the suspenders used in the present invention mean aclothing accessory which has the function of a portion of the top inclothing and the function of the suspenders preventing the bottom fromfalling down and constitute a portion of the top, thus providing the tophaving new functions and designs as mentioned above.

2. Background of the Related Art

A top as an upper garment worn on an upper body of a wearer is generallyseparated from a bottom and independently made, but in some cases, thetop is sewn on the bottom to make one piece dress. Up to now, therefore,there is no technology wherein suspenders are attached to the top bymeans of various methods and configurations to provide the top havingvarious functions and shapes.

Conventional suspenders are made independently with a plurality ofsuspender straps or with Y-shaped or X-shaped straps and thus coupled toa pair of trousers by means of various coupling devices such as clamps,hooking buttons and the like. Otherwise, the suspenders are sewn on thetrousers, as one of functional axiliary straps used as an integral bodywith the trousers. Accordingly, a belt is replaced with the suspenders,and further, various beauties and designs are improved through thewearing of the suspenders.

So as to prevent the suspenders from slipping down or falling down tothe left and right sides, accordingly, the suspenders are generallyY-shaped or X-shaped. That is, the suspenders are worn just in thecrossing relation between the front and rear sides thereof to controlthe left and right movements thereof.

However, the suspenders are separated from the top and kept separately,which causes many inconveniences when they are worn again.

Further, if the bottom is separated from the suspenders during outsideactivities, the suspenders should be taken off to the left and rightsides or separated from the bottom, which lowers the conveniences inuse, and furthermore, the slipping down of the suspenders cannot becompletely controlled to provide many inconveniences in use, which failsto promote the clothing industry utilizing the suspenders.

When the conventional suspenders are worn, besides, the up and downmovements of the suspenders are controlled through expandabilitythereof, but so as to control the left and right movements thereof, thesuspenders should be Y-shaped or X-shaped or made integrally with thebottom.

So as to minimize the left and right movements of the suspenders, abottom having suspenders integrally coupled thereto has been proposedwherein the top end of the bottom is extended to a wearer's chest andthe suspenders are sewn on the top end of the bottom.

However, the conventional suspender using methods and the conventionalbottom having suspenders integrally coupled thereto fail to fullycontrol the left and right movements of the suspenders, and besides,when the conventional suspenders are taken off, the top and thesuspenders are separated and kept independently of each other, so thatif the top and the suspenders are worn again, many inconveniences arecaused and long wearing time is needed. On the other hand, if thesuspenders are taken off to go to the bathroom during outsideactivities, many inconveniences are also made.

In spite of many advantages of the suspenders, the above-mentioneddisadvantages and inconveniences in use of the suspenders hinder thepromotion and prevailing use of the suspenders.

Among the conventional bottoms having suspenders integrally coupledthereto wherein the top end of the bottom is extended to the wearer'schest and the suspenders are sewn on the top end of the bottom, thesuspenders coupled to the bottom made for a specific purpose or for thechildren often slip down during the outside activites, thus causing manyinconveniences when put on or taken off.

Therefore, in case of the conventional bottoms having suspendersintegrally coupled thereto and the conventional technology wherein thesuspenders are Y-shaped or X-shaped and put over the shoulders of theupper body, while being coupled to the bottom by means of variousconnection accessories, they have had the problems that the suspendersare not easily detachably coupled to the bottom and variousinconveniences and limitations in use are caused.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of theabove-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an objectof the present invention to provide a top having suspenders coupledintegrally therewith that prevents the suspenders from slipping down tothe left and right sides or prevents the suspenders from being loosewhen a wearer sits, is coupled integrally to the suspenders and kepttogether with the suspenders to prevent inconveniences and loss of timewhen put on again, ensures the easy and rapid detachability when thesuspenders are suddenly taken off during outside activities, and makesclothing having new functions and paradigm to provide the clothinghaving various designs and to satisfy the demands of consumers.

To accomplish the above-mentioned object, according to the presentinvention, there is provided a top having suspenders coupled integrallytherewith, the top including a plurality of coupling members formed onthe top to couple the suspenders to given positions of the top and torestrict the left and right movements of the suspenders by the lengthsor sizes thereof in the state where the suspenders are put over the top,whereby the top on which the coupling members are formed is coupled tothe suspenders to provide functions of the suspenders, thus allowing themovements of the suspenders in every direction to be carried out to someextent while the suspenders are being put over the top and attaching thecoupling members having various kinds to the top in the state ofmaintaining the inherent functions of the suspenders to provide thefunctions of the suspenders as well as the top.

According to the present invention, preferably, at least one or morethrough holes are equally spaced apart from each other up and down onthe fabric of the top itself to form loops to pass the suspenderstherethrough, and the suspenders are passed through the through holesformed on the top to allow the outside surfaces of the suspenders to bealternately exposed to the top.

According to the present invention, preferably, the coupling members arefixedly attached to the given positions of the top, and each couplingmember includes at least one or more protrusions protruding from the topby a given height and a slit having a given length formed on eachsuspender in a longitudinal direction thereof to correspond to theprotrusions, thus fitting the protrusions to the slit.

According to the present invention, preferably, the coupling members areformed of fixing strips each having a given length in such a manner asto be coupled to the top on one end thereof and to the suspenders on theother end thereof.

According to the present invention, preferably, the coupling members areformed of at least one or more loops or rings attached to the top topass the suspenders therethrough and to restrict the left and rightmovements of the suspenders.

According to the present invention, preferably, each loop is formed of astrip having a given length made of a soft material such as a fabric,leather and rubber, and both ends of the strip are sewn on the top toallow the suspenders to be located inside the loop.

According to the present invention, preferably, each loop is formed of astrip having a given length made of a soft material such as a fabric,leather and rubber, one end of the strip being sewn on the top, andopening/closing means formed of any one of a hook and a hook inserter, abutton and a button hole, snap buttons, male and female hanging loops,male and female buckles having various male and female insertionstructures detachably fitted to each other is formed on the other end ofthe strip.

According to the present invention, preferably, each loop is formed of apair of connection strips made of a soft material such as a fabric,leather and rubber, one end of the pair of connection strips beingspaced apart from each other on the top, and an interconnectionaccessory formed of any one of a hook and a hook inserter, a button anda button hole, snap buttons, male and female hanging loops, male andfemale buckles having various male and female insertion structuresdetachably fitted to each other is formed on the other end of the pairof connection strips.

According to the present invention, preferably, each ring is made of anyone of metal, plastic, wood, stone, and hard rubber and has a rotarybody disposed on one side thereof to open and close the ring.

According to the present invention, preferably, each ring is made of anyone of metal, plastic, wood, stone, and hard rubber, and the rear end ofeach ring is located on the front end of each fixing strip coupled tothe top to pass the suspenders therethrough.

According to the present invention, preferably, each fixing strip has aninterconnection accessory formed on the rear end thereof so as to bedetachably coupled to the top, the interconnection accessory beingformed of any one of a hook and a hook inserter, a button and a buttonhole, snap buttons, male and female hanging loops, male and femalebuckles having various male and female insertion structures detachablyfitted to each other.

According to the present invention, preferably, each fixing strip isfixedly sewn on the suspender or the top on one end thereof and has aninterconnection accessory formed on the other end thereof, theinterconnection accessory being formed of any one of a hook and a hookinserter, a button and a button hole, snap buttons, male and femalehanging loops, male and female buckles having various male and femaleinsertion structures detachably fitted to each other.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the presentinvention will be apparent from the following detailed description ofthe preferred embodiments of the invention in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a top having suspenders coupledintegrally therewith according to a first embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a top having suspenders coupledintegrally therewith according to a second embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIGS. 3 a and 3 b are front and rear views showing the top of FIG. 2;

FIGS. 4 a and 4 b are front and rear views showing another example ofcoupling members of FIGS. 3 a and 3 b;

FIG. 5 is a rear view showing an example of Y-shaped suspenders of FIG.2;

FIG. 6 is a front view showing an example wherein the top of FIG. 2 iscoupled to a bottom;

FIGS. 7 to 9 are side views showing various examples of a loop servingas the coupling member of FIG. 2;

FIGS. 10 and 11 are side views showing various examples of a ringserving as the coupling member of FIG. 2;

FIGS. 12 a and 12 b are front and rear views showing a top havingsuspenders coupled integrally therewith according to a third embodimentof the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a top having suspenders coupledintegrally therewith according to a fourth embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the coupling state of a couplingmember of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing the coupling state of anotherexample of the coupling member of FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing the coupling state of an exampleof the coupling member of FIG. 1;

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing the coupling state of anotherexample of the coupling member of FIG. 1;

FIGS. 18 a and 18 b are front and rear views showing a top havingsuspenders coupled integrally therewith according to a fifth embodimentof the present invention;

FIGS. 19 a and 19 b are front and rear views showing an example whereindifferent coupling members are used together on the top according to thepresent invention;

FIG. 20 is a front view showing a top having suspenders coupledintegrally therewith according to a sixth embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 21 is a partially perspective view showing the coupling member ofFIG. 20; and

FIGS. 22 a to 22 d are front views showing various connection structuresbetween the suspenders and the bottom.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, an explanation on a top having suspenders coupledintegrally therewith according to preferred embodiments of the presentinvention will be in detail given with reference to the attacheddrawing.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a top having suspenders coupledintegrally therewith according to a first embodiment of the presentinvention.

Generally, a pair of suspenders has Y-shaped or X-shaped straps adaptedto prevent a bottom from falling down, while being worn over a wearer'sshoulders, thus functioning as a belt and enhancing aesthetic design.

After the suspenders or suspender straps are independently made, in thiscase, they are connected to trousers or a skirt through connectorsformed on the front ends thereof and then worn over the wearer'sshoulders. Accordingly, the suspenders or suspender straps are utilizedas an independent auxiliary item having a function of a clothingaccessory or a belt.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of suspenders 10 having a given length iscoupled to a top 100 in such a manner where at least one or moreportions are supportedly coupled to given positions of the top 100, thusallowing the pair of suspenders 10 and the top 100 to provide theirinherent functions in the state of being coupled to each other.

So as to achieve high degrees of practicability, conveniences, andutilization of a pair of suspenders for holding up the bottom throughthe coupling to the bottom, according to the present invention, theY-shaped or X-shaped suspenders used in the conventional practice arechanged to ‘11’-shaped or a linear line-shaped suspenders which aredetachably attached to the top (upper garment).

When the suspenders or suspender straps are separated from the bottom,accordingly, they do not fall down in left and right sides, and whenthey do not forcibly pull down, they are movable up and down by givenexpandable lengths, thus providing a new type top having new conceptsand various effects and functions.

Therefore, the suspenders used in the present invention mean a clothingaccessory having the function of a portion of the top in clothing andthe function of the suspenders preventing the bottom from falling down.

So as to perform the above-mentioned functions, as shown, the top 100according to the present invention has at least one or more couplingmembers 60 adapted to couple the suspenders 10 thereto.

At this time, the coupling members 60 are formed of fixing strips havinggiven length and width in such a manner as to be coupled to the top 100and the suspenders 10 on both ends thereof, so that the suspenders 10are attached to the top 100, without any separation from the top 100.

On the shoulder portions 110 of the top 100, in this case, a loop orring may be formed, and otherwise, the coupling members 60 may beadditionally formed thereon.

Now, a top having suspenders coupled integrally therewith according to asecond embodiment of the present invention will be explained withreference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a top having suspenders coupledintegrally therewith according to a second embodiment of the presentinvention, FIGS. 3 a and 3 b are front and rear views showing the top ofFIG. 2, and FIGS. 4 a and 4 b are front and rear views showing anotherexample of coupling members of FIGS. 3 a and 3 b.

Coupling members 20 as shown in FIG. 2 are disposed on the shoulderportions 110, the front surface portion and the rear surface portion ofthe top 100 in such a manner as to face each other.

At this time, the coupling members 20 are formed of at least one or moreloops or rings attached to the outside surface of the top 100 tofittedly pass the suspenders 10 therethrough, so that in the state wherethe suspenders 10 are coupled to the top 100, the left and rightmovements of the suspenders 10 can be restricted.

In this case, each loop is formed of a strip having given length andwidth made of a soft material such as a fabric, leather and rubber andattached to the top 100 in various methods. Each ring is made of a hardmaterial such as metal, plastic, wood, stone and rubber (hard) andattached to the top 100 in various methods.

At this time, the suspenders 10 are generally made of an expandablematerial such as a fabric and leather.

The suspenders 10 have buttons 15 formed on the front ends thereof tocouple the bottom 200 (as shown in FIG. 6) thereto.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention, as shown inFIG. 2, the coupling members 20 are attached to the top 100 in the shapeof the loops or rings in accordance with the widths of the suspenders10, and next, the suspenders 10 are passed through the loops or rings asthe coupling members 20.

That is, while the internal widths of the loops or rings are beingsmaller than the fastening members (as shown in FIGS. 22 a to 22 d) likethe bottom connecting buttons 15 attached to the front ends of thesuspenders 10 and are being not smaller at least than the widths of thesuspenders 10, the loops and rings are sewn on the top 100 to preventthe top 100 and the suspenders 10 from being separated from each other.

The coupling between the suspenders 10 and the coupling members 20 ismade by making the top 100 in the state where the suspenders 10 arefirst fitted to the coupling members 20 or by passing the suspenders 10through the coupling members 20 and attaching the buttons 15 to thefront ends of the suspenders 10.

The number of coupling members 20 attached to the top 100 is not limitedto that as shown in FIG. 2, but it can be appropriately selected inaccordance with the size and characteristics of the suspenders 10 andthe purpose and shape of the top 100.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 4 a and 4 b, the coupling members 20 areattached to the upper sides of the front surface portion of the top 100,and they are attached to the upper and lower sides of the rear surfaceportion of the top 100, so that after the lower ends of the suspenders10 located on the front surface of the top 100 are separated from thebottom 200, the bottom 200 falls down to make the wearer go to thebathroom.

That is, the suspenders 10 located on the front surface portion of thetop 100 are lifted up to the locations of the coupling members 20attached to the upper sides of the front surface portion of the top 100.

On the other hand, FIG. 5 is a rear view showing an example of Y-shapedsuspenders of FIG. 2, and as shown, in case of Y-shaped suspenders 10′,the coupling member 20 is coupled to the lower side of the suspenders10′ located on the rear surface portion of the top 100. At this time,the suspenders 10′ and the coupling members 20 located on the frontsurface portion of the top 100 are formed in the same manner as in thesecond embodiment as shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing an example wherein the top of FIG. 2 iscoupled to the bottom, and as shown, the bottom 200 has connectionstrips 210 having a plurality of button holes 215 formed thereon tocorrespond to the buttons 15 attached to the front ends of thesuspenders 10.

In the state where the top 100 and the bottom 200 are worn, the buttons15 of the suspenders 10 are fitted to the button holes 215 formed on theconnection strips 210 of the bottom 200, thus connecting the suspenders10 and the bottom 200 to each other.

In this case, the connection between the suspenders 10 and the bottom200 may be connected to each other by means of various typical methods,and therefore, various examples for the connection between thesuspenders 10 and the bottom 200 will be explained later with referenceto FIGS. 22 a to 22 d.

Next, various examples of the coupling members 20 will be explained withreference to FIGS. 7 to 9.

FIGS. 7 to 9 are side views showing various examples of the couplingmember according to the present invention, and the coupling members areformed of the loops made of a soft material such as a fabric, leatherand rubber.

In the same manner as shown in FIG. 1, first, a coupling member 20 a asshown in FIG. 7 is sewn on the top 100 in such a manner as to have bothends facing each other, so that each suspender 10 is fittedly passedthrough the coupling member 20 a.

On the other hand, a coupling member 20 b as shown in FIG. 8 hasopening/closing means 25 b formed on one side thereof, so that one endof the coupling member 20 b is open and closed by means of theopening/closing means 25 b.

In this case, the opening/closing means 25 b includes a button 26 b anda button hole 27 b.

That is, while the internal width of the loop as the coupling member 20b is being smaller than the fastening member (as shown in FIGS. 22 a to22 d) connecting the suspenders 10 and the bottom 200 and is being notsmaller at least than the widths of the suspenders 10, one end of theloop is sewn on the top 100 and the button hole 27 b formed on the otherend of the loop is fitted to the button 26 b formed on the top 100, thusallowing the suspenders 10 to be detachably coupled to the top 100.

As one side of the coupling member 20 b is connected to the top 100 andseparated from the top 100, the suspenders 10 can be coupled to orseparated from the top 100.

At this time, the opening/closing means 25 b is not limited just to thebutton and button hole coupling structure, and it may be formed ofinterconnection accessories having various male and female insertionstructures detachably fitted to each other. In addition to generalbuttons and button holes, for example, snap buttons, Velcro tapes, ahook and a hook inserter, male and female hanging loops, male and femalebuckles and so on may be freely used as the coupling member 20 b.

On the other hand, a coupling member 20 c as shown in FIG. 9 includes apair of connection strips 21 c and 25 c having one end sewn on the top100 and the other end detachably coupled to each other by means of theirrespective opening/closing means 25 b as shown in FIG. 8.

On the other hand, FIGS. 10 and 11 are side views showing variousexamples of a ring serving as the coupling member of FIG. 2. So as tomaintain the outer shape of the ring, coupling members 20 d and 20 e aremade of metal, plastic, wood, stone, hard rubber and the like.

In addition to an elongated hole type ring as shown in FIG. 10, thecoupling member 20 d may have various sizes and shapes such asrectangular, square, circular, triangular, and D-shaped rings only ifthe suspenders 10 are fitted to the coupling member 20 d or only if thecoupling member 20 d to which the suspenders 10 is fitted is made.

At this time, while the internal width of the coupling member 20 d isbeing smaller than the fastening member (as shown in FIGS. 22 a to 22 d)connecting the suspenders 10 and the bottom 200 and is being not smallerthan the widths of the suspenders 10, one end of the coupling member 20d is sewn on the top 100 by means of a separate fabric, thus preventingthe suspenders 10 from being separated from the top 100.

So as to improve the conveniences in use, further, as shown in FIG. 11,the coupling member 20 e is formed of a connection loop having anopening/closing rotary body 25 e disposed on one side thereof, thusseparating the suspenders 10 from the top 100.

In this case, the rotary body 25 e may have general various structureswherein it rotates around one end thereof by means of an elastic forceof a spring to open or close one side of the coupling member 20 e.

Now, an explanation on a top having suspenders coupled integrallytherewith according to a third embodiment of the present invention willbe given with reference to FIGS. 12 a and 12 b.

FIGS. 12 a and 12 b are front and rear views showing a top havingsuspenders coupled integrally therewith according to a third embodimentof the present invention.

As shown, the simple loop type coupling members 20 are attached to theshoulder portions 110 of the top 100, and the coupling members 20 b eachhaving the opening/closing means 25 b formed on one side thereof areattached to the front and rear surface portions of the top 100, thusallowing the coupling members 20 and the coupling members 20 b to helpeach other.

That is, the simple loop type coupling members 20 attached to theshoulder portions 110 of the top 100 serve to reliably restrict the leftand right movements of the suspenders 10, but their conveniences in useare not ensured. Accordingly, the coupling members 20 b each having theopening/closing means 25 b formed on one side thereof are attached tothe front and rear surface portions of the top 100, thus allowing thesuspenders 10 to be easily detachably coupled to the top 100.

According to the present invention, therefore, the various examples ofthe coupling members 20, 20 a, 20 b, 20 c, 20 d and 20 e may be usedtogether in accordance with the purposes or shapes of the top 100 andthe use environments of the wearer.

Next, an explanation on a top having suspenders coupled integrallytherewith according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention willbe given with reference to FIGS. 13 to 15.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a top having suspenders coupledintegrally therewith according to a fourth embodiment of the presentinvention, FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the coupling state of acoupling member of FIG. 13, and FIG. 15 is a perspective view showingthe coupling state of another example of the coupling member of FIG. 13.

As shown in FIG. 13, a coupling member 30 includes a fixing strip 31having a given length and a ring 35 formed on the front end of thefixing strip 31.

That is, the ring 35 is formed on the front end of the fixing strip 31whose one end is coupled to the top 100, through which each suspender 10is fitted.

As shown, at this time, the simple loop or ring type coupling members 20are attached to the shoulder portions 110 of the top 100, and thecoupling members 30 each having the fixing strip 31 and the ring 35 areattached to the front and rear surface portions of the top 100.

In this case, one end of the fixing strip 31 is sewn on the top 100 orcoupled to the top 100 by means of a separate fixing accessory, and thering 35 is formed on the other end of the fixing strip 31 to which eachsuspender is fitted.

At this time, the ring 35 may have various shapes such as rectangular,square and triangular rings which are made of a hard material likemetal, plastic, wood, stone, hard rubber and so on.

The internal width of the ring 35 is smaller than the button 15 formedon the lower end of each suspender 10, thus preventing the suspenders 10from being separated from the ring 35.

That is, the internal width of the ring 35 is smaller than the fasteningmember (as shown in FIGS. 22 a to 22 d) connecting the suspenders 10 andthe bottom 200 and is not smaller at least than the widths of thesuspenders 10, thus preventing the suspenders 10 from being separatedfrom the ring 35.

On the other hand, a coupling member 30 a as shown in FIG. 14 includes afixing strip 31 a and a ring 35 a.

In this case, the ring 35 a has a rotary body 36 a as shown in FIG. 11disposed on one side thereof to open and close one side of the ring 35a, thus separating the suspenders 10 therefrom.

Further, a coupling member 30 b as shown in FIG. 15 includes a fixingstrip 31 b, a ring 35 b, and an interconnection accessory 36 b formed onthe rear end of the fixing strip 31 b, thus being detachably coupled tothe top 100.

At this time, the interconnection accessory 36 b includes a button 37 band a button hole 38 b adapted to fit the button 37 b thereto.

Accordingly, the fixing strip 31 b is detachably coupled to the top 100by means of the interconnection accessory 36 b.

At this time, the interconnection accessory 36 b is not limited just tothe button and button hole coupling structure, and it may be formed ofinterconnection accessories having various male and female insertionstructures detachably fitted to each other. In addition to generalbuttons and button holes, for example, snap buttons, Velcro tapes, ahook and a hook inserter, male and female hanging loops, male and femalebuckles and so on may be freely used as the interconnection accessory 36b.

Next, other examples of the coupling member 60 as shown in FIG. 1 willbe explained with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing the coupling state of an exampleof the coupling member of FIG. 1, and FIG. 17 is a perspective viewshowing the coupling state of another example of the coupling member ofFIG. 1.

In coupling a coupling member 70 to the suspenders 10, as shown in FIG.16, one end of a fixing strip 71 is sewn on the top 100 and the otherend of the fixing strip 71 is detachably coupled to the suspender 10 bymeans of an interconnection accessory 75 formed of a button 76 and abutton hole 77, thus detachably coupling the coupling member 70 and thesuspender 10 to each other.

In coupling a fixing strip 81 of a coupling member 80 to the suspenders10, as shown in FIG. 17, one end of the fixing strip 81 is sewn on thesuspender 10 and the other end of the fixing strip 81 is detachablycoupled to the top 100 by means of an interconnection accessory 85formed of a button 86 and a button hole 87, thus detachably coupling thecoupling member 80 to the top 100.

In this case, in addition to general buttons and button holes, forexample, snap buttons, Velcro tapes, a hook and a hook inserter, maleand female hanging loops, male and female buckles and so on may befreely used as the interconnection accessories 75 and 85.

Next, an explanation on a top having suspenders coupled integrallytherewith according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention willbe given with reference to FIGS. 18 a and 18 b.

FIGS. 18 a and 18 b are front and rear views showing a top havingsuspenders coupled integrally therewith according to a fifth embodimentof the present invention.

So as to couple the suspenders 10 to the top 100, as shown in FIGS. 18 aand 18 b, a plurality of coupling members 40 is spaced apart from eachother on the top 100, and the coupling members 40 are formed of at leastone or more through holes formed equally spaced apart from each other upand down on the front and rear surface portions of the top 100.

In this case, the through holes are equally spaced apart from each otherin parallel relation with each other around the center of the top 100 insuch a manner as to allow the suspenders 10 to be located in parallel tothe top 100.

At this time, the coupling members 40 are desirably formed ofhorizontally elongated through holes, and the number of coupling members40 and the sizes of the coupling members 40 are appropriately selectedin accordance with the suspenders 10.

On the other hand, the coupling members 20 having the shape of the loopsor rings as shown in FIG. 2 are attached to the shoulder portions 110 ofthe top 100, but various coupling members 20, 20 a, 20 b, 20 c, 20 d and20 e may be attached or not attached thereto.

Accordingly, the suspenders 10 are fittedly passed through the pluralityof through holes and coupled to the top 100, and at this time, the frontand rear ends of the suspenders 10 are located at the inside of the top100 and coupled to the bottom 200.

At this time, the internal width of each coupling member 40 is smallerthan the width of the button 15 attached to each suspender 10, thuspreventing the suspenders 10 from being separated from the top 100.

On the other hand, FIGS. 19 a and 19 b are front and rear views showingan example wherein different coupling members are used together on thetop according to the present invention. The coupling members 40 areequally spaced apart from each other up and down on the front and rearsurface portions of the top 100, as shown in FIGS. 18 a and 18 b, andthe coupling members 30 a as auxiliary coupling members are formed oneach end portion of the suspenders 10, as shown in FIG. 14.

Accordingly, the suspenders 10 are detachably fitted to the rings 35 aof the coupling members 30 a functioning as the auxiliary couplingmembers.

Hereinafter, an explanation on a top having suspenders coupledintegrally therewith according to a sixth embodiment of the presentinvention will be given with reference to FIGS. 20 and 21.

FIG. 20 is a front view showing a top having suspenders coupledintegrally therewith according to a sixth embodiment of the presentinvention, and FIG. 21 is a partially perspective view showing thecoupling member of FIG. 20.

According to the sixth embodiment of the present invention, while theleft and right movements of the suspenders 10 are being restricted, theup and down movements thereof are conducted to some extent. A couplingmember 50 to which each suspender 10 is coupled includes at least one ormore protrusions 51 protruding from the top 100 by a given height and aslit 55 formed on each suspender 10 to which the protrusions 51 isfitted.

In this case, the protrusions 51 protrude forwardly from the frontsurface portion of the top 100 and are formed of buttons or cuffsbuttons.

The width of each protrusion 51 is larger than the horizontal width ofthe slit 55 formed on each suspender 10, thus preventing the protrusion51 from being unexpectedly escaped from the slit 55.

On the other hand, as shown, the slit 55 is formed with a given lengthalong the longitudinal direction of the suspender 10.

In this case, the slit 55 is smaller than the horizontal width of theprotrusion 51 formed on the top 100 and larger than the vertical widthof the protrusion 51, and unless the protrusion 51 fitted to the slit 55is arbitrarily separated from the slit 55, it is not escaped naturallyfrom the slit 55.

The protrusion 51 and the slit 55 may be formed symmetrically on thefront and rear surface portions of the top 100, and further, a pluralityof protrusions 51 and slits 55 may be arranged along the suspenders 10.

Accordingly, the protrusions 51 are fitted to the slits 55 to couple thesuspenders 10 to the top 100. At this time, the left and right movementsof the suspenders 10 are restricted by means of the coupling members 50,and the up and down movements thereof are conducted by the lengths ofthe slits 55.

On the other hand, as shown, the suspenders 10 desirably have auxiliarystrips 56 formed in the horizontal direction with respect to the slit55.

The auxiliary strips 56 serve to help the suspenders 10 made of anexpandable fabric material, and they are sewn horizontally on thesuspenders 10 to prevent the slits 55 from being excessively open inleft and right directions.

The auxiliary strips 56 are formed on the appropriate positions of theslits 55 in accordance with the coupling positions to the protrusions51.

Hereinafter, various connection structures between the suspenders andthe bottom will be explained with reference to FIGS. 22 a to 22 d.

FIGS. 22 a to 22 d are front views showing various connection structuresbetween the suspenders and the bottom.

As shown in FIG. 22 a, the button 15 is formed on the front end of eachsuspender 10, and the connection strip 210 having the button holes 215formed thereon is formed on the bottom 200 (as shown in FIG. 4), thuscoupling the suspenders 10 to the bottom 200.

Accordingly, the coupling position of the button 15 is selected by auser, thus performing the length adjustment of the suspender 10.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 22 b, the suspenders 10 and thebottom 200 are connected to each other by means of a general beltfastener 220, and as shown in FIG. 22 c, the suspenders 10 and thebottom 200 are connected to each other by means of a hook fastener 230having a hook and a hook inserter.

Further, as shown in FIG. 22 d, a button 15 and a plurality of buttonholes 12 are formed on the front end of the suspender 10 in thelongitudinal direction of the suspender 10, and a given ring 242 isformed on a connection strip 240, so that the suspender 10 is passedthrough the ring 242 of the connection strip 240 and the button 15 isthen fitted to one button hole 12.

In addition to the above-mentioned methods for connecting the suspenders10 and the bottom 200 to each other, clamps are disposed on the frontends of the suspenders 10 to directly fix the bottom 200 thereto, andlike this, various fastening methods may be suggested.

According to the present invention, on the other hand, theopening/closing means 25 b (as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9) and theinterconnection accessories 36 b, 75 and 85 (as shown in FIGS. 15 to 17)may be formed through the various connection structures as shown inFIGS. 22 a to 22 d.

According to the present invention, therefore, the suspenders having agiven length are coupled to the top, and so as to restrict the movementsof the suspenders, in this case, the plurality of coupling membersthrough which the suspenders are passed or to which the suspenders arefastened is provided to support at least one or more portions of thesuspenders, thus preventing the suspenders from easily falling down tothe left and right sides or from being loose when a wearer sits,avoiding the inconveniences and time consumption when the top is put onagain, and providing the rapid detachability when the suspenders shouldbe taken off during outside activities to remarkably improve theconveniences in use.

Further, the left and right movements of the suspenders can becontrolled, and the front ends of the suspenders are located on thepositions recognizable by the wearer, thus easily conducting the wearingand separation of the suspenders. Furthermore, the front side suspenderscoupled to the bottom are separated from the bottom so as to go to thebathroom, without having any separation of the rear side suspenders fromthe bottom, and on the other hand, if the suspenders are extendedlonger, the bottom just pulls down to go to the bathroom, without havingany separation of the suspenders from the bottom.

According to the present invention, on the other hand, the suspendersare mounted on the outside surface of the top, but they may be attachedto the inner surface of the top under the same principle and method asmentioned above.

In this case, the outside surface of the top becomes general clothing,but the suspenders are attached to the inner surface of the top, so thatwhen the suspenders are coupled to the bottom, they are not seen fromthe outside, but a suspender wearing effect can be actually provided.Further, as the fabric itself of the top is utilized as a fixing device,the suspenders are worn to allow the top to be located on the outside ofthe bottom or to allow the top to be located on the inside of thebottom, so that the top having the suspenders coupled to the bottomaccording to the present invention may be utilized to have variousfunctions and effects exceeding the general functions and effects of theexisting suspenders.

Further, new type clothing having various functions and new paradigm, towhich the suspenders are coupled, is made to create various aestheticdesigns and to satisfy high quality demands of consumers.

As mentioned above, the independently made suspenders are coupledintegrally to the independently made top, so that firstly, general waisttightening of trousers or the inconveniences caused by the weight of abelt are removed and there is no need for making separate suspenders orcarrying the suspenders with the wearer; secondly, the left and rightmovements of the suspenders are prevented and when the suspenders arecoupled to the bottom again after separated from the bottom, the ends ofthe suspenders are located on the portions recognizable by the wearer,thus allowing the suspenders to be conveniently separated and re-coupledto the bottom to improve the conveniences in use and the rapiddetachability; thirdly, so as to go to the bathroom, the front sidesuspenders coupled to the bottom are separated from the bottom, withouthaving any separation of the rear side suspenders from the bottom, andotherwise, the bottom just pulls down to go to the bathroom, withouthaving any separation of the suspenders from the bottom; fourthly, thesuspenders are always attached to the top, thus having no need forseparately keeping the suspenders and ensuring many conveniences in useequal to the conveniences of the belt to provide psychological stabilityto the wearer; fifthly, even if other clothing or items are coupled tothe suspenders, the outside surface of the top is not wrinkled orpulled, thus preventing the occurrence of the unbalance of the top;sixthly, when the suspenders are attached further to the inner surfaceof the top, the top has a general outer shape of the top, whileproviding functional clothing effect having various functions, and theinside suspenders are connected to panties from which a rubber band isremoved, while the outside suspenders are being connected to the bottom,thus removing the disadvantages of the rubber band; and lastly,aesthetic diversity is obtained through new designs, and variousfunctional items are fixed to the top, thus reliably preventing the lossof the items and ensuring the portability of the items to provide manyinconveniences through the application to climbing or leisure clothing.

While the present invention has been described with reference to theparticular illustrative embodiments, it is not to be restricted by theembodiments but only by the appended claims. It is to be appreciatedthat those skilled in the art can change or modify the embodimentswithout departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

1. A top having bottom fastening suspenders coupled integrallytherewith, the top comprising: at least one loop as a coupling memberdisposed on each of the left and right sides of the front surfaceportion of the top including shoulder portions and on the rear surfaceportion of the top, respectively, along which the suspenders arelocated; and the bottom fastening suspenders located passed through theinner sides of the loops disposed on the top and having fasteningmembers disposed on the ends thereof, the fastening members having alarger width than the loop having the smallest width among the loopsdisposed on the left and right sides of the top being disposed on bothends of the left and right suspenders, the fastening members having alarger width than the loop having the smallest width among the loopsdisposed on the left and right sides of the front surface portion of thetop being disposed on the left and right ends of the suspenders locatedon the front surface portion of the top, or the fastening members havinga larger width than the loop disposed on the rear surface portion of thetop being disposed on the ends of the suspenders located on the rearsurface portion of the top, whereby the top is put on and taken off atthe same time, while preventing the slipping down or separation of thesuspenders from the top, to provide the functions of the top as well asthe suspenders, and the top controls the left and right movements of thesuspenders coupled thereto and performs the up and down movements of thesuspenders, while providing the inherent functions of the top and thesuspenders.
 2. A top having bottom fastening suspenders coupledintegrally therewith, the top comprising: at least one through hole as acoupling member formed on each of the left and right sides of the frontsurface portion of the fabric of the top including shoulder portions andon the rear surface portion of the top, respectively, along which thesuspenders are located; and the bottom fastening suspenders locatedpassed through the inner sides of the through holes formed on the fabricof the top in such a manner as to allow the outer surfaces of thesuspenders to be alternately exposed to the outside and having fasteningmembers disposed on the ends thereof, the fastening members having alarger width than the through hole having the smallest width among thethrough holes formed on the left and right sides of the top beingdisposed on both ends of the left and right suspenders, the fasteningmembers having a larger width than the through hole having the smallestwidth among the through holes formed on the left and right sides of thefront surface portion of the top being disposed on the left and rightends of the suspenders located on the front surface portion of the top,or the fastening members having a larger width than the through holeformed on the rear surface portion of the top being disposed on the endsof the suspenders located on the rear surface portion of the top,whereby the top is put on and taken off at the same time, whilepreventing the slipping down or separation of the suspenders from thetop, to provide the functions of the top as well as the suspenders, andthe top controls the left and right movements of the suspenders coupledthereto and performs the up and down movements of the suspenders, whileproviding the inherent functions of the top and the suspenders.
 3. A tophaving bottom fastening suspenders coupled integrally therewith, the topcomprising: at least one protrusion as a coupling member formed on eachof the left and right sides of the front surface portion of the topincluding shoulder portions and on the rear surface portion of the top,respectively, along which the suspenders are located; and the bottomfastening suspenders having slits formed in a longitudinal directionthereof to correspond to the protrusions formed on the top, theprotrusions formed on the top being fitted to the slits formed on thesuspenders through a male and female insertion structure and beingsmaller than the horizontal width of the protrusions and longer than thevertical width of the protrusions, whereby the top is put on and takenoff at the same time, while preventing the slipping down or separationof the suspenders from the top, to provide the functions of the top aswell as the suspenders, and the top controls the left and rightmovements of the suspenders coupled thereto and performs the up and downmovements of the suspenders, while providing the inherent functions ofthe top and the suspenders.
 4. A top having bottom fastening suspenderscoupled integrally therewith, the top comprising: at least one fixingstrip having a given length as a coupling member disposed on givenpositions of the left and right sides of the top, along which thesuspenders are located, and on given positions of the suspenders,respectively, whereby the top is put on and taken off at the same time,while preventing the slipping down or separation of the suspenders fromthe top, to provide the functions of the top as well as the suspenders,and the top controls the left and right movements of the suspenderscoupled thereto and performs the up and down movements of thesuspenders, while providing the inherent functions of the top and thesuspenders.
 5. A top having bottom fastening suspenders coupledintegrally therewith, the top comprising: at least one ring or striphaving a ring as a coupling member disposed on each of the left andright sides of the front surface portion of the top including shoulderportions and on the rear surface portion of the top, respectively, alongwhich the suspenders are located; and the bottom fastening suspenderslocated passed through the inner sides of the rings disposed on the topand having fastening members disposed on the ends thereof, the fasteningmembers having a larger width than the internal horizontal or verticalwidth of the ring having the smallest width among the rings disposed onthe left and right sides of the top being disposed on both ends of theleft and right suspenders, the fastening members having a larger widththan the internal horizontal or vertical width of the ring having thesmallest width among the rings disposed on the left and right sides ofthe front surface portion of the top being disposed on the left andright ends of the suspenders located on the front surface portion of thetop, or the fastening members having a larger width than the internalhorizontal or vertical width of the ring disposed on the rear surfaceportion of the top being disposed on the ends of the suspenders locatedon the rear surface portion of the top, whereby the top is put on andtaken off at the same time, while preventing the slipping down orseparation of the suspenders from the top, to provide the functions ofthe top as well as the suspenders, and the top controls the left andright movements of the suspenders coupled thereto and performs the upand down movements of the suspenders, while providing the inherentfunctions of the top and the suspenders.
 6. The top according to claim1, wherein each loop is coupled to the top on one end thereof and hasopening/closing means disposed on the other end thereof, theopening/closing means being formed of interconnection accessoriesdisposed on the other end of the loop and on the top corresponding tothe other end of the loop, the interconnection accessories beingconnected to each other through a male and female connection structure,so that the suspenders are detachably coupled to the top by means of thefastening of the interconnection accessories.
 7. The top according toclaim 1, wherein each loop is formed of a pair of connection stripswhose one end is spaced apart from each other on the top and havinginterconnection accessories disposed on the other end thereof, theinterconnection accessories have a male and female connection structure,so that the suspenders are detachably coupled to the top by means of thefastening of the interconnection accessories.
 8. The top according toclaim 4, wherein each fixing strip is coupled to the top or thesuspender on one end thereof and has opening/closing means formed on theother end thereof, the opening/closing means being formed of any one ofinterconnection accessories having a male and female connectionstructure in such a manner as to be detachably coupled to the suspenderor the top.
 9. The top according to claim 5, wherein the ring has arotary body disposed on one side thereof to open and close the ring. 10.The top according to claim 5, wherein the strip having the ringcomprises an interconnection accessory disposed on the rear end thereofin such a manner as to be detachably coupled to the top by means of amale and female connection structure.
 11. The top according to claim 1,wherein the coupling members disposed on the top are used together toallow different kinds of coupling members to be disposed on the left andright sides of the top at which the suspenders are located; to allowdifferent kinds of a plurality of coupling members to be disposed oneach of the left and right sides of the top or both of the left andright sides of the top; on both of the left and right sides of the topwhere one kind or different kinds of a plurality of coupling members aredisposed, to allow the different kinds of the plurality of couplingmembers to be disposed on any one side of the left and right sides ofthe top; and on both of the left and right sides of the top where onekind or different kinds of a plurality of coupling members are disposed,to allow the different kinds of the plurality of coupling members to bedisposed on each of the left and right sides of the top.
 12. The topaccording to claim 1, wherein the coupling members are disposed orformed on the top to integrally couple the bottom fastening suspenderstherewith.